{"id":6089,"date":"2024-03-13T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/?p=6089"},"modified":"2024-03-13T13:10:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:10:25","slug":"configuring-contact-form-7-for-your-wordpress-site-a-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/technical\/configuring-contact-form-7-for-your-wordpress-site-a-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Configuring Contact form 7 for your WordPress Site: A step-by-step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"color: #000\"><strong>What is Contact Form 7?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Contact Form 7 is a free WordPress plugin that provides a way to create and manage variety of contact forms for your website. It is one of the most popular form plugin for WordPress. This plugin allows users to easily customize and generate contact forms using simple markup language.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6136 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/contactform7_simplileap-1024x535.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/contactform7_simplileap-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/contactform7_simplileap-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/contactform7_simplileap-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/contactform7_simplileap.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #000\"><strong>Features of Contact Form 7:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Customizable Form Fields<\/li>\n<li>Spam Prevention<\/li>\n<li>Email Notifications<\/li>\n<li>Flexible Markup<\/li>\n<li>File Uploads<\/li>\n<li>Multiple Forms<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"color: #000\"><strong>Pros and Cons of Contact Form 7:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"390\">\n<h6><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000\" width=\"390\">\n<h6><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"390\">It includes built in support for CAPTCHA and Akismet spam filtering.<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">Interface is not simple. It might take sometime for the new user to understand.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"390\">It is free and offers all features without any premium membership.<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">Preview options are not available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"390\">Provides wide range of customization options<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">Limited templates to use.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"390\">Shortcode is compatible with any theme builder.<\/td>\n<td width=\"390\">Can cause bugs or even freeze during form submission due to caching problems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"color: #000\"><strong>How to Install WordPress Contact Form 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step1:<\/strong> Go to your WordPress Dashboard select plugins and add new plugin.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step2:<\/strong> Search for Contact Form 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step3:<\/strong> Install the plugin and activate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6099 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-355.png\" alt=\"Search for Contact Form plugin and install it.\" width=\"798\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-355.png 798w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-355-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-355-768x308.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step4:<\/strong>\u00a0 Once the plugin is installed, on your dashboard you can see the Contact menu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6102 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-356.png\" alt=\"You can see contact menu on your WordPress dashboard\" width=\"198\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-356.png 198w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-356-131x300.png 131w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #000\"><strong>Overview of Contact Form 7:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Select <strong style=\"color: #000\">Contact &gt; Contact Forms <\/strong>in your WordPress sidebar, you can view all your contact forms that you have created.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6105 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-358-1024x246.png\" alt=\"Select Contact &gt; Contact Forms, here you can view all your contact forms \" width=\"1024\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-358-1024x246.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-358-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-358-768x185.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-358-1536x369.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-358.png 1896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you install Contact Form 7, you will get a default sample form, so the Contact form 1 is a sample form. Click on Contact form 1 to know more about the form settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6106 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-360-1024x364.png\" alt=\"After installing the contact form 7 plugin you can see a sample form which is already created\" width=\"1024\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-360-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-360-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-360-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-360-1536x546.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-360.png 1873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">When you click on Edit in Contact form 1 page it has four sections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Form:<\/strong> It has a built-in template. You can customize or edit your template as per your needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Mail:<\/strong> You can customize the email template and specify the Email address, Subject, Message body, Additional headers to set up email notification after the form is submitted.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Messages<\/strong>: You can customize the messages as per your needs to display after user submits the contact form, which includes success messages and error messages.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Additional Settings: <\/strong>Allows you to add additional configurations to your form. You can enable additional features\u00a0 using QUIZ feature or integrate CAPTCHA for security.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step1: <\/strong>In your WordPress dashboard go to Contact and select Add New.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step 2:<\/strong> Name your new contact form and click on save.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6111 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-364-1024x156.png\" alt=\"In your contact menu select add new and name the new contact form.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-364-1024x156.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-364-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-364-768x117.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-364-1536x234.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-364.png 1659w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong style=\"color: #000\">Brief description of form tags in Contact Form 7:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Text<\/strong>: Generates a single-line plain text input field.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Email:<\/strong> Creates a text input field for email address.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">URL fields: <\/strong>Creates a input field for websites URLs.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Tel<\/strong>: Input field for a telephone number.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Number:<\/strong> Creates a form tag for a number. Number fields only allow numeric digits.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Date:<\/strong> Creates a form tag for date input field.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">TextArea:<\/strong> It allows for multiple lines of text which is suitable for longer messages or comments.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Drop-down Menu:<\/strong> Creates a drop-down menu for users.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Checkboxes:<\/strong> It provides multiple selection for the users.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Radio Buttons:<\/strong> It provides single-choice selection for users.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Acceptance:<\/strong> Generates an acceptance checkbox which is used for agreeing to terms and conditions, where the users must click on checkbox to proceed further.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Quiz<\/strong>: Generates a question-answer pair where the users answers the quiz. It is useful for spam prevention.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">File: <\/strong>Users can attach or upload files<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Submit:<\/strong> Creates a submit button to your form.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000\"><strong>Using the Text Form Tag<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step1: <\/strong>Click on text, you can see a popup menu. You can configure the form tag\u2019s settings.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step2<\/strong>: After filling all the fields you can see a shortcode generated, you can add the shortcode anywhere in the content editor.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step3:<\/strong>\u00a0Click on insert tag. It will add the form tag to the contact form template.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6114\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-367.png\" alt=\"Generates a single-line plain text input field. After you fill all the fields insert tag.\" width=\"780\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-367.png 784w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-367-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-367-768x657.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Field Type:<\/strong> If a field in your form is a required field you should checkmark this option.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Name:<\/strong> It is used to process the data. It is a unique identifier for the form field.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Default Value (Optional):<\/strong> You can set a default value and it will appear on your text field when the form loads.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Akismet:<\/strong> Akismet will determine whether a comment or submission looks like spam.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">ID and Class Attributed<\/strong>: When dealing with CSS or JavaScript you can assign ID and class attributes to the text field for advanced customization.<\/p>\n<p>Now you can customize your WordPress Contact Form 7, I will be customizing other form tags like <strong style=\"color: #000\">Name, Email, Message, Checkbox, Dropdown, Submit button. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong style=\"color: #000\">All the other form tags will be used similarly.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step1:<\/strong> Go to <strong>Contact &gt; Contact Form<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step2:<\/strong> Select your respective form. I will use Simplileap Contact Form.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6118 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-396-1024x169.png\" alt=\"Select your respective form where you want to customize.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-396-1024x169.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-396-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-396-768x127.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-396-1536x254.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-396.png 1874w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step3:<\/strong> I will be using <strong>Name, Email, Message, Subject, Checkbox, Dropdown, Quiz, Submit button form tags.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step4:<\/strong> Click on insert tag. It will add the form tag to the contact form template.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step5:<\/strong> After inserting the respective tags the final form text will look like this.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6119 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-400-1024x459.png\" alt=\"After inserting the respective tags the final form text will look like this.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-400-1024x459.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-400-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-400-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-400.png 1418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step6:<\/strong> Click save and you will see a shortcode generated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6120 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-402-1024x194.png\" alt=\"Shortcode will be generated after the form has been saved.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-402-1024x194.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-402-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-402-768x146.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-402-1536x292.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-402.png 1738w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step7:<\/strong> Paste the shortcode in your content editor. Update your page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6121 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-406-1024x195.png\" alt=\"Paste the shortcode in content editor.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-406-1024x195.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-406-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-406-768x146.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-406-1536x293.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-406.png 1816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Step8:<\/strong> Now you should be able to see the contact form on the page where you have added the shortcode, here is the result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6122 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-407-1024x550.png\" alt=\"After you update your page contact form will be displayed.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-407-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-407-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-407-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-407-1536x826.png 1536w, https:\/\/simplileap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-407.png 1641w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong style=\"color: #000\">Configure Mail Settings in Contact Form 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">To Field: <\/strong>In this field you will have to enter your email address, and when someone submits the form you will receive the data.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">From field: <\/strong>This field denotes who the email will appear from.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Subject Field:<\/strong> You can edit the subject of the email message.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Additional Headers:<\/strong> In additional headers you can use Reply-To:[your-email], it is easier to directly reply to the email address that the user has provided.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000\">Message Body: <\/strong>Contact Form 7 provides a default template that includes all the form fields. When you receive an email this will be the main content that you will receive.<\/p>\n<p>After configuring all the mail settings, click save to ensure all your settings are sorted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, setting up the contact form 7 can enhance your websites functionality, by providing an effective way for the users to reach out to you.<\/p>\n<p>By following the above steps you can effectively make use of this form to enhance communication with your website visitors and customers.<\/p>\n<p>For any further queries regarding WordPress Website Development, feel free reach out to us at\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@simplileap.com\">info@simplileap.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Contact Form 7? Contact Form 7 is a free WordPress plugin that provides a way to create and manage variety of contact forms for your website. It is one of the most popular form plugin for WordPress. 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